HMS Kent

Update 21.09.2021
Current Name HMS Kent
Ships Sign F 78
IMO 8949719
Call Sign GDIR
Operator Royal Navy, Portsmouth (Navy Command Headquarters), Hampshire, United Kingdom
Owner UK Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Flag United Kingdom
Port of Registry Portsmouth
Type of Ship frigate
Completion 2000
Shipyard Marconi Marine-Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Building No. 1051
Displacement [t] 4.300
Overall Length [m] 133,00
Registered Breadth [m] 16,10
Maximum Draught [m] 5,50
Propulsion [KW] 38.467
Propulsion [BHP] 52.300
Speed [Kn] 30,0
Additional Information 11th "Duke" class frigate [type 23] (13 vessels, also see >HMS Lancaster<, >HMS Iron Duke<, >HMS Westminster<, >HMS Richmond<, >HMS Sutherland< and >HMS St. Albans<) - main armament: 32x SAM "Sea Wolf", 8x SSM "Harpoon", 4x 324 mm fixed Stingray ASW torpedos, 1x 114-mm gun Mk 8, 2x 30-mm AA gun DS-30B', 1x ASW helicopter AgustaWestland AW101 "Merlin HM.1" (Sea Skua missiles and/or Stingray ASW torpedos)
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